Chilades

Chilades, commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

Chilades alberta
Chilades eleusis
Chilades elicola
Chilades evorae Libert, Baliteau & Baliteau, 2011 - Cape Verde
Chilades kedonga
Chilades lajus or Chilades laius – lime blue
Chilades naidina
Chilades parrhasius – Indian Cupid
Chilades roemli Kalis, 1933 Java
Chilades saga Grose-Smith, 1895 Timor
Chilades serrula
Chilades yunnanensis Watkins, 1927 southwest China

Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in Chilades have been moved to Freyeria and Luthrodes.